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Volvo Ocean Race - Crossing the Line in Video and Images

by Sail-World.com/NZ on 14 Nov 2017
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 9, on board AkzoNobel. All smiles at the end.Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has crossed the Equator as they head for the finish of leg 2 in Cape Town.

Here's some still images and video from onboard as Neptune initiates the pollywogs.

Team AzkoNobel crosses the Equator:



Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 08, Launching the scientific drifter and Neptune comes to visit after crossing the equator on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Sam Greenfield / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 08, Launching the scientific drifter and Neptune comes to visit after crossing the equator on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Sam Greenfield / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 08, Launching the scientific drifter and Neptune comes to visit after crossing the equator on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Sam Greenfield / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 08, Launching the scientific drifter and Neptune comes to visit after crossing the equator on board Turn the Tide on Plastic. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Sam Greenfield / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09 on board Dongfeng. Crossing the equator. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09 on board Dongfeng. Crossing the equator. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09, on board Dongfeng. Crossing the equator. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09, on board Dongfeng. Crossing the equator. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09, on board Dongfeng. Crossing the equator. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09, on board Dongfeng. Crossing the equator. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 2, Day 9 on board Brunel. Lisbon to Cape Town, The america's cup guys take a shower on the bow, Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Rich Edwards / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 2, Day 9 on board Brunel. Lisbon to Cape Town, The america's cup guys take a shower on the bow, Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Rich Edwards / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 2, Day 9 on board Brunel. Lisbon to Cape Town, Equator crossing for the America's cup trio, Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Rich Edwards / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 2, Day 9 on board Brunel. Lisbon to Cape Town, Equator crossing for the America's cup trio, Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Rich Edwards / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 2, Day 9 on board Brunel. Lisbon to Cape Town, Equator crossing and Carlo Huisman suffers, Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Rich Edwards / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 2, Day 9 on board Brunel. Lisbon to Cape Town, Equator crossing and Carlo Huisman suffers, Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017 © Rich Edwards / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 9, on board AkzoNobel. Emily Nagel- the youngest female sailor in the volvo on the eve of her first equator crossing. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 9, on board AkzoNobel. Emily Nagel- the youngest female sailor in the volvo on the eve of her first equator crossing. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 9, on board AkzoNobel. Brad Farrand taking the worst of it. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 9, on board AkzoNobel. Brad Farrand taking the worst of it. Volvo Ocean Race. 13 November, 2017. © James Blake / Volvo Ocean Race


Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09, on board Vestas 11th Hour. Volvo Ocean race. 13 November, 2017. Jena and Martin happy to be alive after the meeting with King Neptune © Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race
Leg 02, Lisbon to Cape Town, day 09, on board Vestas 11th Hour. Volvo Ocean race. 13 November, 2017. Jena and Martin happy to be alive after the meeting with King Neptune © Martin Keruzore / Volvo Ocean Race



MAPFRE crosses the Equator :



Dongfeng crosses the Equator :



Vestas 11th Hour racing crosses the Equator :



Scallywag - The breakfast show - Leg 2 :

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